Manston Airport

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Manston Airport (IATA: MSE, ICAO: EGMH) is a closed international airport in England. Originally operated as RAF Manston, from 1916, it has also operated as a commercial airport and was known as Kent International Airport and, briefly, London Manston Airport. It ceased scheduled aircraft services in 2014 and is set to reopen in 2028. It is located in the parish of Minster-in-Thanet and partly adjacent to the village of Manston in the Thanet district of Kent, England, 11 NM (20 km; 13 mi) north-east of Canterbury. The single runway is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the coastline at 178 ft (54 m) above sea level. It has the 11th-longest civilian runway in the United Kingdom (after Heathrow's two runways, Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Stansted, East Midlands, Doncaster, Prestwick and Belfast International), 2,748 m (9,016 ft) in length. When operational, Manston was capable of handling some of the larger long-haul aircraft, but the runway was not long enough for the largest passenger...

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